Workshop concert: That’s classical!
From 29 November to 29 November Germany / Greifenberg
– Masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
Wolfgang Brunner (fortepiano) and Florian Moser (baroque violin)
The motto “Des is klassisch!” comes from Johann Nestroy’s play “Der Talisman”.
When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first encountered the instruments of the Augsburg fortepiano maker Andreas Stein, he raved about their sound and technical precision. Upon arriving in Vienna, he also acquired a grand piano by the chamber organ builder and instrument maker Anton Walter. Both instruments offer a clear, bright tone that emphasises the subtle nuances of Mozart’s compositions.
During his time in Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven played primarily Stein’s fortepianos; in Vienna, Count Waldstein presented him with one in 1788. From around 1794 to 1803, Beethoven owned a grand piano by Anton Walter, whose fuller tone suited his compositional style at the time.
During his time in Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven played primarily Stein’s fortepianos; in Vienna, Count Waldstein presented him with one in 1788. From around 1794 to 1803, Beethoven owned a grand piano by Anton Walter, whose fuller tone suited his compositional style at the time.
One of Schubert’s last piano pieces, played on a classical 5-octave fortepiano, may come as a surprise. Yet an early fortepiano enhances both the dramatic passages and the ethereal sections.
